A US army judge says the military may have improperly pressed ahead with the sex crimes trial of a US army general.

The rise of Genghis Khan and the huge Mongol Empire in the early 13th century may have been helped by good weather, scientists suggest.

Elephants are able to work out ethnicity, gender and age from the sound of a human voice, according to a study.

Mt Gox, the troubled Japanese bitcoin exchange, wins bankruptcy protection to temporarily halt US legal action alleging fraud.

Shipping in the Canadian city of Vancouver is disrupted as container lorry drivers go on strike.

The US state of Colorado says it collected more than $2m in the first round of tax payments from newly legalized marijuana businesses.

Former Heinz boss William Johnson receives a $110m payday as layoffs continue at the food firm, now owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.

New Zealand is to hold a referendum on whether to change the 'post-colonial' national flag, Prime Minister John Key announces.